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Half-Life 2NewsHalf-Life 2 Beta Updated

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Half-Life 2 Beta Updated

Half-Life 2 · published 30 Sep 2014, 23:55 UTC

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The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source.

Changes include:

Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virtual Reality display at higher than the desktop refresh rate.

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